() Zhong Jinwei thought for a while and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I have only been in this world for a short time, and I don't understand the current situation very well. I want to understand the current situation first, and then give you some advice based on the experience of future generations.
Appropriate suggestions, what do you think?"
Emperor Chongzhen was very happy and said: "I know you are a practical person. If you just talk, I will worry about talking on paper and just talking." When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he couldn't help but laugh with Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen finished laughing, thought for a while, and said to Zhong Jinwei: "I sent my teacher to explain the current situation to you. Wang Chengen listened and supplemented. I have many things to do, so I will deal with them first and wait for you to have ideas.
, I’ll come over and listen again, okay?”
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he said: "No problem, your Majesty, go and do your work. I will report to you as soon as I have the results." Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and then said to Wang Chengen: "My dear companion, Wen Tiren, a scholar at Imperial Academy, is here to come immediately.
Explain." Wang Chengen quickly ordered.
Zhong Jinwei looked at the map and remembered something, so he said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, these two maps are rare treasures in this world, especially the world map. But it has the simplified Chinese characters of my future generations written on it.
, it is inconvenient for people to see it now, and some place names are different. Could you please redraw a few copies according to this map."
To be honest, Emperor Chongzhen didn't pay much attention to it, but after hearing what Zhong Jinwei said, he said: "Okay, I'll order someone to do it." Zhong Jinwei noticed that Emperor Chongzhen didn't seem to pay much attention to it, so he said: "Your Majesty, you don't want to
If you underestimate this map, your majesty will fight for world hegemony in the future, oh, no, fight for world hegemony. It will be like walking in the daytime, with twists and turns and potholes, and you will know the direction clearly. Without this map, it will be like trying to find your way in the dark, not only
Walking is very slow and easy to fall. In many places now, Your Majesty, look here, here, they are still inhabited by primitive indigenous people. There are gold, silver, copper and iron, and all kinds of resources; rice is harvested three times a year, and the soil is fertile.
Now Westerners have begun to explore this world, and then large ships and shiploads of gold and silver are transported to their own countries. We, the Ming Dynasty, cannot fall behind!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his eyes lit up. The whole ship was full of gold! Emperor Chongzhen began to imagine the near future. The fleet he sent out would return in triumph. The cabins were filled with gold, and even the decks were filled with gold. The golden light was shining.
, even the boat turned into gold in the end, how beautiful it was. Suddenly, I felt that my saliva was about to flow out, so I quickly calmed down and said: "Seriously?!"
Zhong Jinwei nodded with a smile and said: "Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty seems very big, but in the scope of the world, it is not enough. If the gold in our Ming Dynasty is concentrated, there will be a lot of it, let alone the big world outside.
"When I said this, I noticed something. I couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. I hit my head and said, "Why didn't I just buy a map of China's mineral resources and a map of the world's mineral resources? It's such a pity. Otherwise,
Then you have to think of a way to make money, just find a gold mine and dig it." It's really greedy. Normally people would buy mineral resource maps, but few vendors would be stupid enough to sell such maps.
Emperor Chongzhen also felt regretful, but there was nothing he could do about it. Emperor Chongzhen said: "I will arrange this immediately." Zhong Jinwei added on the side: "Your Majesty, the proportions cannot be wrong, and those small dots on the sea are also
Don't miss it, a small point is actually a very big island." Emperor Chongzhen nodded and asked Wang Chengen to carefully pack up the two maps and go out to make arrangements. Although Emperor Chongzhen still wanted to hear what Zhong Jinwei had to say, he still had a lot of things to do.
, and he is a hands-on character, so he had no choice but to go to work.
After Emperor Chongzhen left, Archi on the side said to Zhong Jinwei with admiration on his face: "Master, how do you know so many things?" Zhong Jinwei said proudly in front of the little beauty: "That's right, let's talk about this.
Who knows the most about this world, it’s me.”** Si started to pretend.
Archi saw Zhong Jinwei's expression and knew that he was beautiful again, so he didn't care and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master, can you tell me about the outside world again?" Zhong Jinwei asked: "The outside world
, what do you want to know?" Archie was a little shy and said, "Anything is fine. I grew up at home and have never been out of the house. I was selected into the palace when I was twelve years old. I have never been out of the palace.
The world has never been seen before.”
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he was stunned and said: "Ah, that's it, it doesn't matter. I'll tell you something that few people in the world know about, so that it can open your eyes. But, can you tell me first?
Can you get me a glass of water?" Upon hearing this, Archi happily went to pour water for Zhong Jinwei.
Zhong Jinwei looked at Archi busy with beauty. He thought to himself that this life is not bad!
When Wang Chengen came over again, he brought over a civil servant who was about 60 years old. He had a thin chin and a long beard, and he looked very energetic. Zhong Jinwei thought to himself: "This is Wen Tiren. He was taken over by the Qing Dynasty.
Invite the characters in the biography of Jian Chen. I don't know if the information I saw on the Internet is wrong." Wen Tiren was also looking at Zhong Jinwei. On the way, Wang Chengen had already told Wen Tiren in detail what happened in the past two days.
Although Wen Tiren found it unbelievable, he was standing right in front of him. At a glance, he could tell that he was incompatible with the people around him. Not to mention his hairstyle, just standing there, with a calm attitude toward people, neither flattery nor flattery, and a calm demeanor, he felt that he was incompatible with the people around him.
Different.
After Wang Chengen introduced the two of them respectively, they both took their seats. Zhong Jinwei spoke first: "Mr. Wen, please tell me about the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, and tell it realistically."
Wen Tiren stroked the beard on his chin with his hand and said: "Since I have obeyed the Holy Majesty's decree, I naturally told the truth." Wen Tiren paused, collected his thoughts, and immediately said: "The biggest disaster in our country at present is the construction of Northeast China.
It is difficult to stop the captives and seize the city and territory. Liaodong has basically been lost. The puppet Jin Dynasty was built and the puppet capital was established in Shenyang. The battle line was at Ningyuan and Jinzhou. North Korea was its vassal and many Mongolian tribes were its minions, so its power was difficult to stop.
In the southwest of the imperial court, chieftains have also rebelled since the Tianqi period, and have not yet subsided. They have invaded many provinces in Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan. Piracy is rampant along the southeast coast, forcing the imperial court to adopt the policy of banning seas. Although Zheng Zhilong's tribe has been recruited,
His heart is hard to control, bandits are everywhere, and the world is in trouble. In addition, domestic natural disasters continue. Shaanxi and Shanxi have been dry for a long time. The red land is thousands of miles away, and there are earthquakes. The capital city was also hit by an earthquake in September 2018. Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Haining, and Xiaoshan were hit by strong winds and rains, and the sea overflowed.
People and animals were drowned, and countless crops were destroyed. There were a lot of thieves everywhere, especially in Shaanxi." When Wen Tiren was talking, Wang Chengen kept squinting at Wen Tiren, meaning don't be too serious and save some face; Wen Tiren turned a blind eye.
I deliberately went into detail and talked about what happened last year, as if they all happened together, just to see if this person has the ability to solve the court's difficulties.
Zhong Jinwei listened carefully and thought based on his own understanding. Seeing that Wen Tiren stopped talking, he asked: "No more?" Wen Tiren said nothing, stroking his long beard and nodded slightly. Zhong Jinwei then stood up and walked to the blackboard.
Then he turned back and asked Archi: "Archi, do you have a rag?" Wen Tiren and Wang Chengen were both a little puzzled and looked at Zhong Jinwei. When Archi saw that the focus was on him, he couldn't help but panic a little, and said hurriedly: "Master,
Wait a minute." He went to the side hall and brought out a rag, and asked Zhong Jinwei, "Master, is this okay?" It was a piece of silk. Zhong Jinwei said, "Okay." Then he took the rag and wiped the previous drawing on the blackboard.
Everything was erased. A rough map of China was redrawn, and the situations mentioned by Wen Tiren were marked one by one. Although Zhong Jinwei's characters were missing arms and legs, and the writing was ugly, Wen Tiren could also guess what they were.
, it feels like the entire national situation is clear at a glance.
After Zhong Jinwei finished writing, he turned to Wen Tiren and said, "Master Wen, is that so?" Wen Tiren replied, "Absolutely so." Zhong Jinwei smiled and then said, "I'm afraid that Master Wen still hasn't said anything?"
Wen Tiren was startled and said: "Is there anything else that has not been said?"
Zhong Jinwei smiled slightly and said: "The official administration, the capital and the localities have all been corrupted. To paraphrase Yue Fei and Yue Wumu of the Southern Song Dynasty, most civil servants now love money and military generals are afraid of death." Then he turned around and wrote on the blank space of the blackboard.
A few big words: Civil servants love money, military generals cherish death. Wen Tiren was stunned and speechless. Everything he said before was actually superficial. The issue he was most worried about was hidden in his heart and he did not say it because saying this would offend all his colleagues.
Unexpectedly, Zhong Jinwei said it directly. Wang Chengen was secretly annoyed at the side. How could Emperor Chongzhen lose face by being so straightforward? However, Wang Chengen was also a little admired and hit the mark.
Zhong Jinwei turned to look at the blackboard and began to think, these are the difficulties that need to be overcome to save the Ming Dynasty. The problems are all here, how to solve them? After thinking for a while, he added 2 to the sentence "civilians love money, military generals cherish death"
He said nothing; then he turned to Wen Tiren and Wang Chengen and said: "This is the problem we want to help your Majesty solve. Once this problem is solved, the world will be peaceful!"
Wang Chengen muttered after hearing this: "How can you find something like this now?!"
Zhong Jinwei accidentally heard it. Zhong Jinwei smiled and said: "Hey, what a coincidence, I happen to know that there is such a person." Wang Chengen asked: "Who?"
Zhong Jinwei looked at Wen Tiren and found that Wen Tiren was also looking at him. So he smiled at Wen Tiren and said, "As a civil servant, you are far away in the horizon, but close in front of you." Wen Tiren and Wang Chengen were startled, looked at each other, and then
Wen Tiren said: "I don't dare to take it."
Zhong Jinwei said: "There is nothing to be embarrassed about. History tells me. The representative of military generals is Lu Xiangsheng. As a soldier in every battle, he is unstoppable. In the end, he was killed by his ministers and died on the battlefield." After hearing this, Wang Chengen said secretly in his heart.
"This is the second time Mr. Zhong has mentioned this person. It seems that we really need to take it seriously. The content of today's conversation must be reported to His Majesty word for word."
Wen Tiren spoke: "Even if there are, there are only two people, and the manpower is sometimes poor, how to solve it?" After saying that, he looked at Zhong Jinwei with bright eyes, as if he wanted to know the answer in Zhong Jinwei's heart.